Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
MANGANESE AND IRON.
Georgia's Richest Ore Beds to De
Developed on q Grand Scale.


Developed on a Grand Scale
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 17.-By far the
most important enterprise that mas Deeu
inaugurated In Georgia since the war ls
now fully under headway, and IS Delng
pushed with much vigor and determine.
ton by a syndicate, composed OF the
presidents of two banks and ten otner oI
the most substantial citizens OF tnls
State.
The origin OF this enterprise is the pur-
chase recently of what is known as the
EtOwah property, three miles from Csr-
tersville and about fifty miles from AZ A.
lants. The property consists OF I',OoO
acres of the choicest mineral and most
productive agricultural lands in Georgia,
a large portion of which is covered by
dense forest of oak and pine TIMBER.
Much of the tract fronts on the western
and Atlantic railroad, and before
the war q short railroad built by the own
ers Of the property ran through portion
Of the tract to several mines anu luT-
naces which were then being operated.
Gen. Sherman, in his march to the sea,
destroyed the road. AT that time several
furnaces and rolling mills were in sue
cesslul operation, the product OF when
was nails and merchant iron, muco OF
which was sold in Georgia and the auJa-
cent States. During the war consider
able portion of the product of these mills
was used in making horse shoes.
The Etowah Iron and Manganese Com
pany, which has recently acquired
THIS MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY,
will commence at once to lay iron on the
old road bed, and extend the line through
the tract so as to give ample facilities for
the development OF every acre of this i'm
M hands
will be put to work building the line as
soon as the survey which is now going
on IS completed. Negotiations are being
made for the construction OF several hum
dred houses for the use OF the operators
who will be employed in the various en-
terprises that will soon be established
there. The Etowah river, noted for Its
immense water power, runs through
the greater portion OF the
land. besides which several smaller
streams, giving additional water power.
traverse the property, and after enrich
ing the lands through which they run,
flow into the EtOwah. Four miles of this
river show fall OF seventy feet, and fur
nish a water power OF nearly 10000 horse,
at the lowest stage of water. The char
acter of minerals to be found is princi-
pally IRON and manganese, while vast
quantities of baryta, Ochre, limestone,
sandstone, talo and asbestos are to De
found in every section. The manganese
is OF the best quality, many
samples Of which yield 30 per
cent. of manganese metal, and
10 found in immense quantities, so much
| 80 that the supply is believed to be ex-
haustless. Several large shipments of it
have been made to Europe, and there is
ready demand for all that can be taken
out. These deposits of manganese are
thought to be all that there are in GeOr-
gia, and in consequence their value can
not be Overestimated. To make any kind
of showing in taking out this wealth Of
manganese it will require the removal OF
SEVERAL MILLION TONS,
and then an abundance will be left TO
supply even the most eXOrbitant de-
mands. The iron ore to be found on the
property not only abounds in vast and
measureless quantities, but the output
from the various openings that have been
made show a remarkable variety in the
| way Of quality.
The heavy gro with of oak and pine tim
| Der, which covers a considerable portion
| of the tract, will furnish an abundance OF
charcoal, and several charcoal chemical
furnaces Will be constructed at once, so
as to utilize the wood. Besides this the
company will construct an immense
smelling mill for manganese, and another
f0r iron ore. AnOLner enterprise WnlCn
will be established will be
A MILLION DOLLAR ROLLING MILL
for the manufacture of steel rails, and
several other mills for the production OF
merchant and bar iron. Other enterprises,
such as mill tor making nails, one fer
the manufacture of horse shoes, and, in
fact, numberless factories for turning out
all kinds of goods to be produced from
iron and steel will be put up. The con-
structlon of car works and a plant
for the production OF car
wheels Is also being favorably
discussed, with a strong probability that
both OF these enterprises will be under
Roadway within the next eighteen
months. The old Touring mill, the rem
nants of which are still to be seen, and
| when in operation before the war pro-
| duced about 500 barrels OF flour daily, is
TO be rebuilt on the most improved style.
| These enterprises are among the num-
Der now determined upon. AS the
work of development progresses, others
of like importance will be maugurated.
With it's magnificent water power. it's
boundless forests of oak and pine, and
the inexhaustible supply OF manganese
and iron ores, manufactures and enter
| prises of all characters can be established
there upon 8 sound footing and made to
pay from the beginning.